Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 280 Kitchen Chapter

Shen Suya nodded: "Sometimes when I think about my sisters, they have had good and bad times. At this time, I will think that I actually have a good life at home."

"Unlike Zhiyan and Guyan, who are bullied at home, I can't be too greedy. My parents treat me very well."

He took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. My eldest brother is getting married today, so we should be happy."

Ji Wenhe pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

"Let's go home and make bone soup."

"By the way, sister-in-law, why don't you just cook the bone soup like this without adding any side dishes?"

"Oh, I forgot, do you have any dried beans at home?" I was so busy talking to her that I didn't think about it.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll go get it."

She ran back quickly and came back with some dried beans.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here."

Ji Wenhe poured the bones that had been rinsed into the pot: "Put them in a basin to soak, and then put them in the pot."

"Hey." Shen Suya put the beans in a pot and soaked them. She came behind the stove and said, "Sister-in-law, you can go later. I'm bored here alone."

"Brother is still at home. It won't be too late to go after lunch. Oh, by the way, mom asked you to come to our house for lunch."

"There's bone soup cooking in the pot, and I can't cook. Come to my house to eat, sister-in-law."

"That's right. Then your elder brother Rongshan and I will go to your house for lunch."

Shen Suya nodded happily: "Okay, sister-in-law, welcome to my house."

She likes being with Ji Wenhe very much because she can tell many stories, but there are also many things she doesn’t understand.

I miss the days when the three of them would carry their baskets and sickles and go out together to dig wild vegetables or make nets.

After Shen Guyan got married, he met her less and less often.

When she gets married, she and her fellow girls in the village will probably only be able to meet each other during festivals.

the other side.

Shen Rongshan, Shen Erniu and Shen Ping placed the borrowed tables and benches outside and arranged them one by one.

Lan Qiuhua came out and took a look: "There are enough benches. Go borrow some bowls and chopsticks."

The bowls and chopsticks were borrowed from the villagers.

"Cheng, where is Anguo?" Shen Erniu asked.

"He's in the house. When the time comes, tell him to go. You guys go about your business. I know what's going on."

She returned to the house and said to the people walking around: "An Guo, pack up, it will be time to go, go slowly on the way back, don't shake her."

Shen Anguo took a deep breath and said, "I understand, mother."

His palms were sweaty from nervousness.

In the kitchen.

Miao Zhaodi took out two cabbages and said, "I'll make cabbage soup at noon. Wen He's family is stewing bone soup. I can't cook at home."

"You all eat here today." Lan Qiuhua stood at the door with a smile, "Everyone has a bowl of vegetable soup, and we'll have dinner tonight."

"Sister Miao, please bring back two bowls of vegetable soup. He can walk now. Can he cook at home by himself?"

All the men in the village can cook, it’s just a matter of whether they want to or not.

Although Shen Shuzhuang had a broken leg, he could still walk with difficulty, unlike Shen Xiaoxian, whose entire leg was disabled and he could not walk.

Miao Zhaodi replied: "He can cook by himself."

When he was busy working in the fields, he could go home and have a hot meal. He felt much better now than before.

"Then don't let him cook. I'll send it over later and we'll all eat at my house. Don't be polite with me. It's a deal."

Lan Qiuhua said this and turned to leave.

Zhou Xiaoyu smiled and shook her head: "I think Qiuhua is the happiest person today. Look, she hasn't stopped to rest since early morning."

"When you marry a daughter-in-law, you will be like her."

"It's too early for me, but you." She looked at Wang Erfeng, "Your Shen Liao is fifteen this year, let Lin Yue Niang take a look at him."

He and Shen Anguo went there together. Comparing the situations of the two families, Wang Erfeng's family was better off.

Miao Zhaodi asked: "Erfeng, your Shen Liao has looked at many girls, but none of them suit you?"

"Well, it's not that there aren't any. If I choose one, I'll ask for eight taels of silver as a betrothal gift, two sets of cloth for the girl, two pairs of shoes, one set of cloth for each of her family members, two catties of fat pork, two catties of pork belly, eight taels of salt, and other miscellaneous things. It'll cost me one tael of silver."

After saying this, Li Chunhong was surprised and said, "So much, then this girl must be rich."

Zhou Xiaoyu took over the conversation: "Even if the girl's family is rich, they won't bring her a penny. How many families can afford to give 8.8 taels of silver as a betrothal gift? 6.6 taels of silver is the most. Even if they give such a large betrothal gift, they still want so many things. It depends on whether the man's family has them."

Several people looked at Wang Erfeng.

"This girl's family is quite rich, but the money was earned from selling her daughter."

Miao Zhaodi nudged her gently with her arm: "What's going on? Tell me."

She spoke slowly, "This girl is the seventh child in the family. She has six older sisters and a younger sister. There are no boys in the family. I also heard from Lin Yue Niang that some of her older sisters were sold to others for ten taels."

"That family said that the betrothal gifts of the older sisters were high, so she couldn't have a lower betrothal gift. The minimum gift was 88.80, and she couldn't give less gifts either."

"My family can afford the eight taels and eight cents betrothal gift, but after paying for the betrothal gift, we don't have much money left. We have to hold a banquet at home and live in the future, so how can we have extra money?"

"I have discussed this with Shen Liao. If he is the girl in the true story, I have no objection, but life at home will be hard."

"And our Qingdai is fourteen years old. When she gets married, buy her some more dowry so that she can take it with her. We can't spend all the money on her brother."

Li Chunhong asked: "What did your Shen Liao say?"

Wang Erfeng sighed and said, "I won't do it anymore. I'll look for other girls and let Lin Yueniang go back."

"It's good that she's back." Zhou Xiaoyu said, "We're not afraid of what will happen to the girl, but we're afraid that her parents will sell out her older sisters. How cruel are they?"

"If something happens at home in the future, who knows if they will come to your house. If they really come, you can't just ignore it. It will cause a lot of trouble."

Miao Zhaodi agreed: "Xiaoyu is right. It's a pity for the daughter of this family to have such parents."

"Yes, I discussed it with his father for a whole night and asked Lin Yue Niang to find someone else to look for him."

Wang Erfeng didn't like this family very much. They looked down on others and acted condescending.

Fortunately, her son Shen Liao is also sensible, so now they can only wait and see.

At about noon, Shen Rongshan returned home and called out in the yard, "Wen He, Xiao Ya, go downstairs to eat."

Ji Wenhe poked his head out of the kitchen: "It's almost time for lunch."

"The meal is ready, let's eat early. We also have to eat early in the evening. Where's Xiaoya?"

"Brother Rongshan." Shen Suya went out with a fire stick, "There's fire at the bottom of the pot, let it simmer slowly, and we'll go home for dinner."